Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-02

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from Lirerpooi Ssptamher I3th and e.
rived in San Francesca February a,
was chartered lass Tuesday il the lattes
port 10 come 10 DspaEt2rs Bag far 70
turn cargo Of coal
The following vessels are lraSinR a.
Pert Hadiock: The barks ArrtaFus and
Pearl and the harkeatines Quiekstep
and Retrisvsr.
The barb Otaeo has sailed from san
Francisco fer rstarn sarge OF lumber
consigned 10 Rsnton. Holmes q Co.
/ Ins ship Rosie Welt made tie Fo1nd
trip during TIE last voyage to Nsnaimo
and return with cargo OF coal to san
Francisco IN IS days. which ID cen
sidered b. shipping men 20 Be very ROod
tine.
TIE ship John Mcdonald. Captain
Ss0rer, 2173 net tonneRe, vas reported
yesterday 90 be IN the Straits, II days
from San Francisco 70 Nanaime for q
retnRn cargo Of coal.
Ihe steamer Aneon arrived In Port
land on Thursday. She will take the
loaho's place On the Alaska route.
Suit was commenced In the District
Court IN San Francisco on last Saturday
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$s3.T8 alleged 20 be due from the
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plaintiff claims that on March 18th he
hailed she vessel ana offered rs ser
vices. and said offeR Il certified 10 By
the captain Of the steamer named. Jusi
h0W end on What grounds be expects to
gain the suit will De very interesting TO
the ship owners.
The British bark Oban Bay, from
Middlssbourgh fer Victoria, pat int
MeRtsvideo recently with her cargo Of
general merchandise shifted.
A strong southeast wind blew all
Thursday night, preventing any vessels
from sailing NJ the Straits.
The sOho0ners Truckee, Irena and
George 3. Higgins. which went ashore
recently duriag q storm on whites
borouRh. have been purchased BY Henry
Wetherbee, Of the Noyo LumbeF Mills,
Who VII endeavoE 10 repair them.
ooUHr PRocKEDTNos.
The argument upon the validity Of the
local opsioa Law vas the occasion OF the
special evening session Of CeuEt on
Thursday. Mr.. James Hamilton
Lewis, Of Seattle, opened the argument
for the defendants. Leach and Beavo.
of OoupeviIle, upon the unconstitutional
aty Of the Law. He was followed by Mr..
John J. Calhoun, the Prosecuting At
toFney, who, in the support Of the Law,
presented @ NEST exhaustive brief on
the subject while the argument Of Mr..
Lewis 10 pronounced by all the bar aud
others who heard ID as one Of the ablest
constitutional arguments ever heard
within the Court at Port Townsend.
After the argument, which occupied
nearly four hours, several new pFopo-
sitions being advanced, the Judge an
nounced that he would not attempt TO
deliver an opinion then, as the points
presented were. many Of them, new, the
resume of them would be q serious
matter, and especially did be desire TO
give the matter full consideration, as
two judges In the Territory had passed
opinions upon the Law, one being in
complete opposition to the other, and
consequently be requested counsel to
submit briefs. and be would Determine
the matter at Seattle. Then, upon
some other point raised by the defense,
Leach and Beavo we're discharged. Ii
was understood that Hon. W. II. Waite,
Of Seattle, was employed to make arQu-
meat 10 behalf of the Law BY the ladies
Of the W. @. T. o., Of Coupsville.
Mrs. Jane Z. StKont has brought suit
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j. J. Strout, the husbands brother, for
an equal division Of property, amount
ing 20 over 5000 in real estate on
WILDLY Island. The complainant asks
for alimony of $25 per month, and her
attorneys, Messrs Burke and Halter,
ask for an Immediate order to cOmpel
the defendants t. pay them $500 for
services rendered to the complainant in
this case. x. H. 5troot, the husband,
vas for long time q school teacher in
one Of the rural precincts. In his early
days. before he came out West to seek
his fortune, he vas a member Of the
bar in Illinois. The defendants are re-
presented by Lewis and Gilman. An
injunction has been served on r. II.
Str00t, preventing him from going on
his place or disposing of any Of the
community property.
The case of Mary Jane McOaPe
agai0st William McCape, for divorce,
vas tried yesterday. The plaintiffs
grounds are want of support and cruel
treatment. Mr.. Charles III. Bradshaw
appeared for the plaintiff, and d. w.
Smith fer the defendant. The parties
are half breeds. There ia a contention
about property rights, consisting of one
house and six lots at Friday Hsrbor, on
San Juan Island, valued at $3C@j. The
case vas OCCUPYING the attention Of the
Court all the afternoon.
Charles Summers, who was foand
guilty Thursday afternoon, was sen
fenced yesterday ct the opening of the
court to six months in the Territorial
prison. His 'psl," HALEY, who pleaded
guilty Of simple assault, was allowed to
become q guest Of the city for the period
Of sixty days. In order 60 vary the
monotony Of bis secluded quarters he
will be employed under the WatchfuI
eye of Charley Finn, the Marshal. In
keeping the streets 10 repair.
The case Of Charles Spero, who was
charged with committing an infamous
assault upon boy of six years. was
given to the jury ct noon. They re-
turned ct $50 o'clock with q verdict Of
guilty % charged. he will be sentenced
today. Spero is Jew peddler, aud Is
veil known all over the Sound country.
He was on his way throuah the Ohimi.
cum Valley when the assault was CON-
mitted.
Fred Brockvay, whom g Svede
charged some time ago With assaultinR
him With deadly veapoH, will proba-
bly, be indicted by the Grand Jury. He
has employed James Hamilton Lewis TO
defend him. A large number of Svedes
from Pysht are in town. and have en-
gagged good counsel to prosecute the
young man, Who vas defending his
property as well a. his own life when
the assault vas alleged 10 have been
committed.
J. A. KUHN ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
A conversation vas overheard by one
who confdentialiy related IL 10 the PosT-
INTELLIoKSCKR ooFreap sndent last even
ing. in which Mr.. Joseph A. Kuha Is
reported 10 have said about as fellows
"It is true that voted for the bill to
establish woman suffrage four times be
fore IL became 3 Law and furthermore,
l am charged With being one Of the
fathers of the bill. This | have never
disputed OF denied. felt that 10 should
have fair trial, snd Eow. after the fair
trial has been given, my views are some
What modifed.n
e Well" said q gentleman. addressing
Mr.. Kuhn. " do you not think that 10
man suffrage has been tried long enough;
ana a. v,s, v.s.R THAI fha Aas4ssSar, % eh.